Cookies and saved settings

Plain words: what we keep on your device, why, and how to change your mind. We run no adverts and no tracking by other companies.

Always on: keeps you signed in

Sign-in	Remembers that you are signed in. Ends when you sign out or after a short time.
Code check	Remembers for 15 minutes that you just entered the e-mail code correctly.

Only if you agree: settings and drafts

Your settings	Text size, language, Bible version, reduced motion.
Unfinished work	Announcement slides and unfinished transcripts, so you do not lose them.

Only if you agree: remember me on this device

Your Reading Plan	The private code that opens your plan. Anyone with it can open your plan, so do not share it.
Verse of the Moment	Lets a like count once and keeps your profile signed in.
Prayers you prayed for	Which prayers this browser already prayed for.

Likes on Church News

You can like a story without signing in. We do not put anything on your device for this. We store a one-way code made from your internet address and browser type (it cannot be turned back into either) so one person cannot like the same story many times. People who share a network and the same kind of phone count as one. If you are signed in, your like is saved against your account instead, and is removed if you delete your account. Comments and stories you submit are saved against your account and are removed if you delete it.

If you say no

Everything still works. Those items are kept only while this tab is open and are forgotten when you close it.

Our record of your choice

We keep your choice (yes or no for each group, and the date) so we can respect it. If you are signed in it is saved against your account; if not, against a random code in your browser. We do not store your IP address for this.

Other companies (Google)

These load straight from Google or YouTube when a page opens, so Google can see your internet address and browser details at that moment. They are not held back by the cookie choices above, because the page cannot show its text styles or preview pictures without them.

Text stylesGoogle Fonts: fonts.googleapis.com, fonts.gstatic.com	The fonts used across the site. Loaded on every page that shows our text.
Video preview picturesimg.youtube.com	On Church News, a story with a video shows YouTube's preview picture. It loads when the page opens.
Playing a videoyoutube.com	The video itself loads only when you press play. From then on YouTube's own cookie and privacy terms apply.

Other services used only when you use a specific tool: VDO.Ninja (camera links), Google Drive (files and pictures you open), and code libraries from jsDelivr and cdnjs (for example in the Image Tool).